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#BBDFD9

#bbdfd9 ≈ Powder Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbdfd9 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 170°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.6835

Complementary

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #dfbbc1

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #dfbbd3
  3. #dfc7bb

Analogous

  1. #bbdfc7
  2. #bbdfd9
  3. #bbd3df

Triadic

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #d9bbdf
  3. #dfd9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #bbc1df
  3. #dfbbc1
  4. #dfd9bb

Square

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #c7bbdf
  3. #dfbbc1
  4. #d3dfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53ae9f
  2. #87c7bc
  3. #bbdfd9
  4. #eff7f6
  5. #f1f8f7

Shades

#bbdfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #a8c9c3
  3. #96b2ae
  4. #839c98
  5. #708682
  6. #5e706d
  7. #4b5957
  8. #384341
  9. #252d2b
  10. #131616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #c2e2dd
  3. #c9e5e1
  4. #cfe9e4
  5. #d6ece8
  6. #ddefec
  7. #e4f2f0
  8. #ebf5f4
  9. #f1f9f7
  10. #f8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfd9
  2. #b5d6d0
  3. #afccc7
  4. #a9c3be
  5. #a3b9b5
  6. #9eb0ad
  7. #98a6a4
  8. #929d9b
  9. #8c9392
  10. #868a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddbd8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdbd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4d5da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfdcd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd9d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5e0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfd9 {
  color: #bbdfd9;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfd9 {
  background-color: #bbdfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfd9, #bbd3df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.30 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.24 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.89 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.90 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.12 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.51 #442026 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#bbdfd9  rgb(187, 223, 217)  hsl(170, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dfbbc1  rgb(223, 187, 193)  hsl(350, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink
#d9bbdf  rgb(217, 187, 223)  hsl(290, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#dfd9bb  rgb(223, 217, 187)  hsl(50, 36%, 80%)  Pearl